Uzi

The Uzi (Hebrew: עוזי‎, officially cased as UZI) pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈuːzi/ is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns. Smaller variants are considered to be machine pistols. The Uzi was one of the first weapons to use a telescoping bolt design which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.

The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Major Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. The prototype was finished in 1950. First introduced to IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The Uzi has found use as a personal defense weapon by rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tankers, as well as a frontline weapon by elite light infantry assault forces.

The Uzi has been exported to over 90 countries. Over its service lifetime, it has been manufactured by Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, and other manufacturers. From the 1960s through the 1980s, more Uzi submachine guns were sold to more military, law enforcement and security markets than any other submachine gun ever made.

Uzi (band)

Uzi was an American alternative rock band, formed in 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts and disbanded in 1987. The band featured Thalia Zedek (vocals, guitar), Danny Lee (drums), Randy Barnwell (bass guitar), Bob Young (guitar) and Phil Milstein (tape loops). Never achieving commercial success during their short period of activity, the band gained a cult following, becoming a part of Boston's underground rock scene.

History

Uzi was formed by Zedek and Lee after Zedek left the all-female post-punk band Dangerous Birds in 1983. Barnwell was replaced briefly by Craig Federhen prior to Uzi's first concert.

The band released only one EP, Sleep Asylum, released by Homestead Records in 1986. The band's sound featured "gritty wall of sound guitars, tape loops, and heavy drumbeats, accompanied by Zedek's strong vocal presence," which drew comparisons to noise rock acts such as Sonic Youth and to a lesser extent, Big Black. The EP was included at No. 5 in the annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll.

Uzi (The Rape of Palestine)

Uzi (unofficially subtitled The Rape Of Palestine) is a CD compilation of the Muslimgauze albums Uzi and The Rape of Palestine. The unofficial subtitle is used to distinguish between this album and Uzi.

This CD is wrongly indexed between tracks 16 and 17 so that track 17 is not "The Power Of The Word" but is instead the second part of "Ways Of Faith". The real "The Power Of The Word" that was included in The Rape Of Palestine 12" is missing in this release.

Track lising

Uzi
1."Souq El Gharb PT 2" - 3:08
2."Odour Of Semtex PT 1" - 3:11
3."Odour Of Semtex PT 2" - 3:02
4."Shroud Of Khomeini PT 1" - 3:20
5."Shroud Of Khomeini PT 2" - 3:25
6."Souq El Gharb PT 1" - 3:34
7."For Abu Jihad PT 1" - 3:20
8."For Abu Jihad PT 2" - 3:24
9."La Palestina PT 1" - 3:19
10."La Palestina PT 2" - 3:20
11."Obeid PT 1" - 3:19
12."Obeid PT 2" - 3:16

The Rape Of Palestine
13.#"Shadow Of The West" - 8:23
14. "The Muslim City" - 5:47
15. "A Nation" - 3:57
16. "Ways Of Faith" - 5:06
17. "The Power Of The Word" - 5:00

Uzi (hip hop artist)

Uzi (pronounced as "Uji") is a popular Japanese hip-hop artist. He has released four major albums, most recently his “Natural 9” album released in March 2008. Uzi is one of the rappers to incorporate more overt elements of Japanese culture into his music and videos, specifically aspects referring to the samurai (to which he claims direct ancestry). He is a great example of an artist who maintains the localization of hip-hop music through his dependence on the incorporation of Japanese themes into his work. Such non-Americanization of his hip-hop music has been met with varying opinions; some view this as disrespectful of the origins of hip-hop culture, while there are those who appreciate Uzi’s apparent embracing of Japanese culture. Still others believe that though his music is more heavily influenced by Japan’s society, it is less authentic since Uzi is so dissimilar from the original American hip-hop artists who are credited with creating the music genre.

Japanese musical influences

Uzi (Pinky Ring)

"Uzi (Pinky Ring)" is a song from Iron Flag, the fourth album by rap group Wu-Tang Clan. It was released as the album's first single, with an accompanying music video directed by The RZA.

The song was listed as the 322nd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.

Track listing

12"

Promo, vinyl

Uzi (disambiguation)

Uzi commonly refers to an Israeli submachine gun family.

Uzi may also refer to:

Music

People

Places

See also